EOI Site Specialty Lead

Nova Scotia Health (NSH) is seeking expressions of interest for the role of Site Specialty Lead for Hospitalists at St. Martha's Regional Hospital in the Eastern Zone. Reporting to the Department Head of Family Medicine and/or the Regional Site Lead, the Site Specialty Lead carries overall responsibility for the delivery of hospitalist clinical services at St. Martha's Regional Hospital in collaboration with the Department Head of Family Medicine.

• Ensures that medical staff of the Department are compliant with the Bylaws and Rules and regulations of the NSH
• Brings forward issues and perspectives of Department Medical Staff at the applicable site to the Zone Executive Director and/or Zone Department Head for consideration and/or resolution
• Serves as Physician Lead for Emergency Preparedness activities
• Assists in managing site overcapacity issues from Department’s perspective by being the point of contact for Department medical staff
• Ensures service continuity is maintained through Department scheduling practices, including but not limited to establishing an equitable on-call schedule, and approving and managing vacation
• Chairs, regular department meetings and attends other committee meetings as required, or assigned by the Zone Medical Executive Director or Zone Department Head
• Participates in the monitoring of standards, quality, and utilization of resources of the Department in the zone; including all the necessary reporting and auditing as required
• Participates in any clinical services planning for the Department
• Participates in respectful workplace responsibilities as needed in conjunction with relevant Department Head
• Participates in recruitment/retention activities for the Department; this includes providing an up-to-date roster of Department medical staff
• Participates in new hire and onboarding processes as needed in conjunction with the Department Head
• Participates in Leadership development and shows a commitment to lifelong learning and acquisition and refinement of leadership capabilities
• Leads the incident review process for the site, in liaison with Quality and Patient Safety representatives, including all required family meetings

• MD licensed in Nova Scotia and privileged with Nova Scotia Health
• Evidence of past and ongoing leadership training

Application Deadline: February 15,

Annual Compensation: $10, - $15,

Submission: To submit your expression of interest, please provide a cover letter and CV